My San Francisco View 2007
Today: April 24, 2008
Everyone,
It has been many months since I have last posted here, and I have an amazing story to tell. At the end of the first cycle of “The 90 Day Challenge”, I took an assessment of my life and the application of the tools that I spoke about last July, and how they affected my living in the world. I was blown away be the ease at which my life seemed to be flowing in a positive direction, all because of a few easy to institute concepts.
Because of the success of the first cycle, I decided to start Cycle 2, which ran from November 2007 to the end of January 2008. I am currently near the end of Cycle 3, and I would like to share all of my successes with you. But first, a discussion of Cycle 2.
Everyone,
It has been many months since I have last posted here, and I have an amazing story to tell. At the end of the first cycle of “The 90 Day Challenge”, I took an assessment of my life and the application of the tools that I spoke about last July, and how they affected my living in the world. I was blown away be the ease at which my life seemed to be flowing in a positive direction, all because of a few easy to institute concepts.
Because of the success of the first cycle, I decided to start Cycle 2, which ran from November 2007 to the end of January 2008. I am currently near the end of Cycle 3, and I would like to share all of my successes with you. But first, a discussion of Cycle 2.
On November 4, 2007, I went to a Diana Ross concert in California. She was, as expected, divine. She sang her heart out, was in great voice, and had a wonderful time on stage. The concert lasted about 90 minutes, which was just enough time for her to sing all of the major hits from her Supremes years, as well as from her now 4 decades of solo recording.
During the concert, she sang the song “My World Is Empty Without You”, and this time, because of the heightened awareness that I had grown into because of my own Cycle 1, I sensed a completely different message than just the old love song that I had come to assume about the lyrics. This time, I heard her actually “confessing” to the audience that she needed us, and her world was “empty” without us in it. This was a completely new interpretation of the lyrics of this song, and she sang it in such a way that the force of her heart and conviction of delivery made it clear to me that she was communicating directly to those of us that were open to this message. I understood that she needed us, as much as we need her. She has always said that her fans are the best, but this time, through the emotion and delivery of this song, she touched my heart in a phenomenal way.
The balance of that concert was standard Diana Ross: Theme From Mahogany, Ain’t No Mountain High Enough, ect. I left the concert with my family members knowing that once again, we had witnessed a true and living American Icon; Diana herself is conscious of her place in history, and at this point has decided to continue to educate others about their emerging humanity by doing concerts and giving lectures.
About a week after the concert, I was sitting in my living room in San Francisco (which had a view of the entire city), and I could not get “My World Is Empty Without You” out of my mind. I began to think about what this song meant to my own existence; what was I missing, and what action would I need to take in order to feel more complete. I had spent the past seven years living in San Francisco in relative seclusion, having been present to the events in New York City of the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. San Francisco was as far away from there as I could get without leaving the mainland, and I used the time to heal and to find a new way in the world for myself. During those 7 years, I went back to school and earned a Masters degree in Humanities and Leadership, because I knew that I would one day begin to make a difference in the world and I wanted to offer an educated experience to those that would allow me the voice to do so.
I began to think of the song, and more and more, the song began to mean for me that I was empty without being “home”, which for me, is New York City.
Because I had just stepped into Cycle 2 of “The 90 Day Challenge”; it became obvious that returning to New York City would be the goal for the period. So by mid-November, I had determined that I would return successfully to NYC in 2008, and set out on my quest to do so. I determined that I would not accept no as an answer; I researched the job and housing market; I made telephone calls, I spoke with agents, arranged plane and hotel reservations, and on December 31, 2007 (now that I think about it, how appropriate, New Years Eve), arrived back into Manhattan with a 10 day agenda: to find a lucrative position AND find a beautiful apartment to live in that was spacious, spiritual, safe and calming.
On January 10, 2008, I boarded my flight back to San Francisco, having accomplished my goal of finding fun and lucrative employment and a beautiful new home in Manhattan. Once again, the lessons I have been applying from the movie “The Secret” and James Arthur Ray’s seminar (and now new book and DVD) “Harmonic Wealth” and my on “90 Day Challenge” had worked beautifully.
The next installment will be about Cycle 3, which I am nearing the end of at the moment.
Your comments and questions are welcome, and thank you for taking the time to read about my story.
My World Is Empty Without You.
Peace, Love and Light
Kristian Alexis Perry - I AM
